Ruslan Ponomariov
Ukrainian chess grandmaster (born 1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Olegovich and the family name is Ponomariov.
Ruslan Olehovych Ponomariov (Ukrainian: Русла́н Оле́гович Пономарьо́в; born 11 October 1983) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster. He was FIDE World Chess Champion from 2002 to 2004. He won the Ukrainian Chess Championship in 2011.
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Ruslan Ponomariov Руслан Пономарьов | |
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Full name | Ruslan Olehovych Ponomariov |
Country | Ukraine |
Born | (1983-10-11) 11 October 1983 (age 40) Horlivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Title | Grandmaster (1998) |
World Champion | 2002–2004 (FIDE) |
FIDE rating | 2646 (May 2024) |
Peak rating | 2764 (July 2011) |
Ranking | No. 97 (May 2024) |
Peak ranking | No. 6 (April 2002) |
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He was runner-up in the Chess World Cup 2005 and Chess World Cup 2009, while reaching the semi-finals in 2011 and the quarterfinals in 2007.